System for infinite windows with optical disparity and depth resolution

ABSTRACT

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, including: receiving measurements indicating a viewpoint and a gaze direction of a user in a room; receiving a plurality of real-time images from the two or more cameras outside of the room; creating a visual presentation comprising two or more of the plurality of real-time images stitched together, wherein the two or more of the plurality of real-time images are used to remove a physical object obstructing a view of one of the two or more cameras; and sending the visual presentation to the display device, wherein the display device presents the visual presentation on the screen. Other embodiments are disclosed.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 16/868,226, filed May 6, 2020. All sections of theaforementioned application are incorporated herein by reference in theirentirety.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The subject disclosure relates to system for infinite windows withoptical disparity and depth resolution.

BACKGROUND

In dense areas and rooms or locations without windows, an outside viewor unobstructed vantage experience may be more important—particularly toindoor living situations and work environments. Future displays mayutilize augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) but suchtechnologies provide a weak artificial or non-continuous correlation(e.g., a view sourced from a camera that is not co-aligned to the user'sviewpoint/gaze, particularly as they move in the room) to the userattempting to modify their view.

Existing technology to project a static or movie view are limited toonly showing what was previously captured by one camera or a set ofedited cameras and therefore provides a poor link to a realistic scene.Other examples where a camera may be attached to an existing buildingexterior also lack continuity between what the user may see outside of awindow and camera's viewpoint. Finally, without real-time updates foractual views (e.g. live cameras), important objects like birds,obstacles, potential dangers may be missed and the user could be indanger.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, which are notnecessarily drawn to scale, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary, non-limitingembodiment of a communications network in accordance with variousaspects described herein.

FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating an example, non-limitingembodiment of a visual display system functioning within thecommunication network of FIG. 1 in accordance with various aspectsdescribed herein.

FIG. 2B is a flow diagram depicting an illustrative embodiment of amethod 210 in accordance with various aspects described herein.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example, non-limitingembodiment of a virtualized communication network in accordance withvarious aspects described herein.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an example, non-limiting embodiment of acomputing environment in accordance with various aspects describedherein.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an example, non-limiting embodiment of amobile network platform in accordance with various aspects describedherein.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an example, non-limiting embodiment of acommunication device in accordance with various aspects describedherein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The subject disclosure describes, among other things, illustrativeembodiments for remove obstacles, stitching multiple camera views, andextending a view to new positions. Other embodiments are described inthe subject disclosure.

One or more aspects of the subject disclosure include a device thatincludes, an ocular tracking device; a display device including ascreen; two or more cameras; a processing system including a processor;and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed bythe processing system, facilitate performance of operations, likereceiving measurements indicating a viewpoint and a gaze direction of aplurality of users from data provided by the ocular tracking device;receiving a plurality of real-time images from the two or more cameras;creating a visual presentation to present to the plurality of users,wherein the visual presentation comprises two or more of the pluralityof real-time images stitched together, wherein the two or more of theplurality of real-time images are used to remove a physical objectobstructing a view of one of the two or more cameras; and sending thevisual presentation to the display device, wherein the display devicepresents the visual presentation on the screen.

One or more aspects of the subject disclosure include a method forreceiving, by a processing system including a processor, a plurality ofreal-time images from the two or more cameras outside of a room;stitching, by the processing system, the plurality of real-time imagestogether to form a visual presentation video, wherein the stitchingperforms a logical joining of the plurality of real-time images based onpixels and depth of the plurality of real-time images; checking, by theprocessing system, resolution and quality of the visual presentationvideo; removing, by the processing system, anomalous objects detectedusing a machine learning model from the visual presentation video;receiving measurements, by the processing system, indicating a viewpointand a gaze direction of a user in the room; and adjusting, by theprocessing system, the visual presentation video based on the viewpointand gaze direction of the user; and sending, by the processing system,the visual presentation video to a display device.

One or more aspects of the subject disclosure include a machine-readablemedium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by aprocessing system including a processor, facilitate performance ofoperations, including: receiving measurements indicating a viewpoint anda gaze direction of a user in a room; receiving a plurality of real-timeimages from the two or more cameras outside of the room; creating avisual presentation comprising two or more of the plurality of real-timeimages stitched together, wherein the two or more of the plurality ofreal-time images are used to remove a physical object obstructing a viewof one of the two or more cameras; and sending the visual presentationto the display device, wherein the display device presents the visualpresentation on the screen.

Referring now to FIG. 1, a block diagram is shown illustrating anexample, non-limiting embodiment of a communications network 100 inaccordance with various aspects described herein. For example,communications network 100 can facilitate in whole or in part providingmeasurements indicating a viewpoint and a gaze direction of a pluralityof users, transmitting a plurality of real-time images from the two ormore cameras, and sending a visual presentation to the display device.In particular, a communications network 125 is presented for providingbroadband access 110 to a plurality of data terminals 114 via accessterminal 112, wireless access 120 to a plurality of mobile devices 124and vehicle 126 via base station or access point 122, voice access 130to a plurality of telephony devices 134, via switching device 132 and/ormedia access 140 to a plurality of audio/video display devices 144 viamedia terminal 142. In addition, communication network 125 is coupled toone or more content sources 175 of audio, video, graphics, text and/orother media. While broadband access 110, wireless access 120, voiceaccess 130 and media access 140 are shown separately, one or more ofthese forms of access can be combined to provide multiple accessservices to a single client device (e.g., mobile devices 124 can receivemedia content via media terminal 142, data terminal 114 can be providedvoice access via switching device 132, and so on).

The communications network 125 includes a plurality of network elements(NE) 150, 152, 154, 156, etc. for facilitating the broadband access 110,wireless access 120, voice access 130, media access 140 and/or thedistribution of content from content sources 175. The communicationsnetwork 125 can include a circuit switched or packet switched network, avoice over Internet protocol (VoIP) network, Internet protocol (IP)network, a cable network, a passive or active optical network, a 4G, 5G,or higher generation wireless access network, WIMAX network,UltraWideband network, personal area network or other wireless accessnetwork, a broadcast satellite network and/or other communicationsnetwork.

In various embodiments, the access terminal 112 can include a digitalsubscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM), cable modem terminationsystem (CMTS), optical line terminal (OLT) and/or other access terminal.The data terminals 114 can include personal computers, laptop computers,netbook computers, tablets or other computing devices along with digitalsubscriber line (DSL) modems, data over coax service interfacespecification (DOCSIS) modems or other cable modems, a wireless modemsuch as a 4G, 5G, or higher generation modem, an optical modem and/orother access devices.

In various embodiments, the base station or access point 122 can includea 4G, 5G, or higher generation base station, an access point thatoperates via an 802.11 standard such as 802.11n, 802.11ac or otherwireless access terminal. The mobile devices 124 can include mobilephones, e-readers, tablets, phablets, wireless modems, and/or othermobile computing devices.

In various embodiments, the switching device 132 can include a privatebranch exchange or central office switch, a media services gateway, VoIPgateway or other gateway device and/or other switching device. Thetelephony devices 134 can include traditional telephones (with orwithout a terminal adapter), VoIP telephones and/or other telephonydevices.

In various embodiments, the media terminal 142 can include a cablehead-end or other TV head-end, a satellite receiver, gateway or othermedia terminal 142. The display devices 144 can include televisions withor without a set top box, personal computers, and/or other displaydevices.

In various embodiments, the content sources 175 include broadcasttelevision and radio sources, video on demand platforms and streamingvideo and audio services platforms, one or more content data networks,data servers, web servers and other content servers, and/or othersources of media.

In various embodiments, the communications network 125 can includewired, optical and/or wireless links and the network elements 150, 152,154, 156, etc. can include service switching points, signal transferpoints, service control points, network gateways, media distributionhubs, servers, firewalls, routers, edge devices, switches and othernetwork nodes for routing and controlling communications traffic overwired, optical and wireless links as part of the Internet and otherpublic networks as well as one or more private networks, for managingsubscriber access, for billing and network management and for supportingother network functions.

FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating an example, non-limitingembodiment of a visual display system functioning within thecommunication network of FIG. 1 in accordance with various aspectsdescribed herein. As illustrated in FIG. 2A, system 200 comprises anocular tracking device 202, at least two cameras 203, 204, a server 207,and a display device 209. Ocular tracking device 202 and cameras 203,204 provide data to server 207. Server 207 provides images to displaydevice 209.

Ocular tracking device 202 may be a camera or other suitable device thatcan determine a viewpoint of persons in a room or confined space and agaze direction indicating where each person is looking. In anembodiment, ocular tracking device 202 may comprise wearable sensorsplaced close to the person's eyes that estimate the gaze direction of aperson, such as an infrared LEDs worn on a head of a person and aninfrared detector. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_tracking, whichis incorporated by reference herein.

Cameras 203, 204 can be either permanent and fixed in position, likecamera 203, or temporary or mobile, like camera 204, which is attachedto a drone 205. Cameras 203, 204 provide real-time images to server 207.

Server 207 provides image processing functions, such as ocular tracking,person detection and tracking, image stitching, anomaly detection, viewsmoothing, and local rendering. Server 207 stitches view registrationacross multiple cameras and provides signal separation of both pixel anddepth data from multiple views after simultaneous localization andmapping (SLAM) or other automated registration. Server 207 supportsanomaly detection and removal anomalies for occlusion and safetycapabilities. The server 207 can determine object permanence andpriority for inclusion in different window views. Server 207 providespersonalization and interaction with a stitched view through anassociation of view preferences, historical used views, and context.Server 207 offers the capability for interaction in zooming ornon-direct viewing portion from exact view (e.g. view from neighbor'swindow). Server 207 enables a computationally efficient system forcollaborative cameras to share or update aggregated views (each cameraonly replaces obstructions from upstream); allowing usage withinbuildings, cars, train, other transportation needs, as described in moredetail below.

Display device 209 receives the local rendering that generates a visualpresentation from server 207, including a systematic modification of theview to extend towards a specific object or the horizon, with anaggregation of multiple views for a high-fidelity rendering. The displaydevice 209 provides the visual presentation to the persons in the roomor confined space. In one embodiment, display device 209 may exist onthe surface of a window with semi-transparent display technology. Inanother embodiment, device 209 may be affixed to a wall where noprevious window existed (e.g. an underground or inner wall) such thatthe depicted view is real, but not proximal to the location of thedisplay device 209.

FIG. 2A also provides an example of the image processing provided bysystem 200. In the example, an image 201 from a balcony of a condo nearthe shore indicates a view of a body of water obstructed by severalstructures. In an embodiment, display device 209 provides anunobstructed, real-time view of the body of water from the balcony. Thisvisual presentation is the output of a computer vision system thatstitches multiple views and cameras from the environment to provide anaccurate rendering. The computer vision adjusts the foreground based onthe viewpoint and gaze direction of a selected person in the room.System 200 provides the ability to change the rendered view based onmovement and position of user relative to the camera source or therendered view (e.g., incorporating parallax computationally) to emulateappropriate object and focal distances. In other words, the visualpresentation provided by display device 209 is meant to replace theactual, obstructed view seen in image 201.

In an embodiment, system 200 provides the ability to customize a viewfor seasonality, obstruction or occlusion removal, activity, context andpreferences of the user (e.g., party, anniversary, national event) forarchitectural or surface level features (e.g., artistic spray paint,coloring, etc.) including high-quality depth information. System 200 canupdate the view to include better weather conditions or seasonalpreferences based on seasonal variations or diurnal variations thatdiffer from actual conditions. System 200 may also use different facadeson objects within the view, or otherwise modify how objects in thedistance can appear through a window. Additionally, system 200 mayprovide an interactive ability to modify angles of immersion, includingpan, zoom, pitch, roll or tilt of a view by changing the viewpoint to avirtual viewpoint with integration of the multiple cameras to explore a3D-registered environment beyond traditional 2D manipulations.

FIG. 2B is a flow diagram depicting an illustrative embodiment of amethod 210 in accordance with various aspects described herein. As shownin FIG. 2B, the method begins at step 211, where a local user will allowone or more cameras to opt-in to the system.

In step 212, images from the included cameras may be streamed to acentral location, possibly with a higher quality by learned computationof multiple views. In an alternative embodiment, the system may locallycombine inputs from upstream servers, which may be more computationallyefficient because their respective views have already been computed.

In step 213, the user may opt to provide a stream only at certain timesof day or of certain conditions (e.g., accident or clouds detected). Theuser may also provide examples of objects that the user would likeremoved during the image processing by the system like birds, flagpoles,or only certain types of building structures.

In step 214, the user may assist in labeling depths of objects withmultiple static inputs for the system to calibrate (e.g., camera imagesfrom slightly offset viewing angle). In one embodiment, the displaysystem 109 would highlight a particular object with another color andseek confirmation from the user that all of the imagery within theregion is at the same distance and is the same object.

In step 215, the cameras may optionally contribute depth informationdirectly. In one embodiment, the camera may be equipped with additionalsensors (e.g. lidar, infrared, multiple optical sensors) such that itcan provide RGB (color information) and depth informationsimultaneously. Existing algorithms in virtual reality (VR) andvolumetric video systems use algorithms for time-of-flight (ToF) orstructured light analysis between a projected light pattern and a camerasensor from a proximal viewpoint. Seehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect, which is incorporated by referenceherein. In another embodiment, a camera with PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom)controls is capable of providing multiple images. The PTZ camera candetermine different depth regions, sometimes through computationcoordination with another network service. Seehttps://www.cv-foundation.org/openaccess/content_cvpr_2015/papers/Suwvajanakorn_Depth_From_Focus_2015_CVPR_paper.pdf,which is incorporated by reference herein. In yet another embodiment,ultra-high frame rates and continuous sampling from camera sensors (alsoknown as event cameras) can provide coarse depth estimates for furtheruse in the system. See, http://rpg.ifi.uzh.ch/E2VID.html, which isincorporated by reference herein.

In step 216, the system stitches multiple views by performing a logicaljoin of multiple images utilizing the depth information. During thestitching process, the system uses standard SLAM from a single source,determines matching features and angle/depth for each image.

In step 217, the system may optionally control a remote camera (e.g. aPTZ camera) to fill in gaps in the stitching process after performingcomputations. For example, the system may be able to pan/zoom aninternet camera or control drone or vehicle mounted cameras.

In step 218, the system performs a resolution and quality check of thestitching process. The system may detect poor resolution for zoomedimages or stitch operations that exceeded certain limits.

In step 219, the system may incorporate a machine learning (ML) modelfor detecting anomalous objects (birds, unexpected persons, etc.) thatcan be removed from a stitched layer with data from another layer orcamera. The system can also perform computational zooming (e.g.super-resolution processing), as limited by quality extents. See,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-resolution_imaging, which isincorporated by reference herein. In another embodiment, machine-learnedGAN models (e.g. generative adversarial networks) may simulate visualimagery to replace missing data or low-quality regions. These generativemodels may be trained on a combination of local historical models aswell as aggregated data from other networked instances.

In step 220, if the system detects obstructions that cannot be removed,the system may adapt a static image from a placeholder at different time(e.g., image from the same view many years ago without a buildingblocking the view). In another embodiment, GAN models may also replaceobstructions with generated visual imagery.

In step 221, the system scans the confined space for a plurality ofusers. The system may select a gaze direction based on a majority of theplurality of users whose gaze direction is toward at least a portion ofthe screen. In another embodiment, the system may adapt the viewpointand gaze direction based on a selected user of the plurality of users.In an embodiment, the selected user is chosen based proximity of thegaze direction of the selected user to a center of the screen or basedon an identity of the selected user. In an embodiment, multiple layereddisplays can be used that render new viewpoints for different persons.See, e.g., U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/788,405, entitledAPPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT WITH MULTIPLANE IMAGETRANSCODING, filed Feb. 12, 2020, which is incorporated by referenceherein.

In step 222, the system assembles a view based on the user's viewpointand gaze direction. For far-field content, the system uses long focallength that may have semi-static view; for near-field content, thesystem may need to adjust the view based on user's viewpoint or gazedirection. In an embodiment, the system can disable location detectionof the selected user, or the display can be disabled or run in low-powermode. In another embodiment, the system may conclude that simultaneouslysatisfying multiple view angles is not possible so instead it determinesthe final display should be segmented into multiple views (e.g. thescreen is split into two- or three-joined segments) that displayslightly different—but now fixed—angles of the rendered view. In yetanother embodiment, the system may determine that a single staticwide-angle rendering of the view (e.g. a “fish-eye” view that can show180 degrees of variation) is best even though it is no longerphotorealistic and may appear unusual if delivered to a window-mounteddisplay.

In step 223, the system may save anomalies locally detected (birds,local objects, etc.) for integration into other views (e.g. if userswitches to non-local view), perhaps as a solution for safety andsecurity (keep the user aware of local environment).

In step 224, the system provides the visual presentation to the user.

In step 225, the user may provide a profile for personalization of thevisual presentation. In an embodiment, the system may use a profile ordirectly expressed preference, the rendered view can be changed forscene, alternate facade/appearance using in-painting, static image,privacy image, motion rate, etc. In an embodiment, the user may specifychanges based on texture mapping placed on one or more physical objectsincluded in the visual presentation. In an embodiment, a user canreplace the visual presentation with other stitched views that are notlocally adjacent (e.g., visualize the Alps instead of personal view).Optionally, personalization could cycle through one or more views basedon time of day, expected presence in a home (e.g., hallway security,etc.)

In step 226, the system may update the visual presentation. In anembodiment, the system may change a point of view of the visualpresentation based on a change of the viewpoint or the gaze direction ofthe selected user. The viewpoint may be detected with an ocular trackingdevice or a distance sensing camera or other Internet of Things (IoT)sensor (e.g., a Bluetooth beacon) that can add position information ofuser and address privacy concerns of the system processing suchinformation. In another embodiment, the user can pan, zoom, tilt, etc.based on capabilities of display (to zoom into different areas, or givealternate views of a location, etc.).

In another embodiment, the system may modify the visual presentationbased on a high level of activity of the selected user biometricallydetermined, or from a user request. The visual presentation may bemodified based on the selected user's mood or preferences.

In an embodiment, the system may accommodate multiple people in avariety of ways. In one example, the system can restrict the visualpresentation to static views, only high-distances views, or giveprioritization by roles. In an embodiment, the display device may havethe ability to provide different views to different users, based ontheir position in the confined space. For example, the display devicemay incorporate a liquid crystal with different refraction angles, orthe like. In another example, the users may don shutter glasses that aresequenced to one of several simultaneous visual presentations on thedisplay.

In an embodiment, ubiquitous displays can replace a ceiling, floor, etc.with a plurality of screens from a wide-angle camera or default staticimages (e.g., sky or floor view). Local objects can be re-integrated inreplacement rendering for awareness

In step 227, object anomalies may be reintegrated into the visualpresentation based on the modified view.

In step 228, the modified visual presentation is provided to the displaydevice.

In step 229, users can archive views by tags, events, people, othersocial activities for easy recall and replay next time by triggeringevents (e.g., if family comes to the front door, then replace a viewwith a default view).

While for purposes of simplicity of explanation, the respectiveprocesses are shown and described as a series of blocks in FIG. 2B, itis to be understood and appreciated that the claimed subject matter isnot limited by the order of the blocks, as some blocks may occur indifferent orders and/or concurrently with other blocks from what isdepicted and described herein. Moreover, not all illustrated blocks maybe required to implement the methods described herein.

Referring now to FIG. 3, a block diagram 300 is shown illustrating anexample, non-limiting embodiment of a virtualized communication networkin accordance with various aspects described herein. A virtualizedcommunication network is presented that can be used to implement some orall the subsystems and functions of communication network 100, thesubsystems and functions of system 200, and method 210 presented inFIGS. 1, 2A, 2B and 3. For example, virtualized communication network300 can facilitate in whole or in part providing measurements indicatinga viewpoint and a gaze direction of a plurality of users, transmitting aplurality of real-time images from the two or more cameras, and sendinga visual presentation to the display device.

A cloud networking architecture is shown that leverages cloudtechnologies and supports rapid innovation and scalability via atransport layer 350, a virtualized network function cloud 325 and/or oneor more cloud computing environments 375. In various embodiments, thiscloud networking architecture is an open architecture that leveragesapplication programming interfaces (APIs); reduces complexity fromservices and operations; supports more nimble business models; andrapidly and seamlessly scales to meet evolving customer requirementsincluding traffic growth, diversity of traffic types, and diversity ofperformance and reliability expectations.

In contrast to traditional network elements—which are typicallyintegrated to perform a single function, the virtualized communicationnetwork employs virtual network elements (VNEs) 330, 332, 334, etc. thatperform some or all of the functions of network elements 150, 152, 154,156, etc. For example, the network architecture can provide a substrateof networking capability, often called Network Function VirtualizationInfrastructure (NFVI) or simply infrastructure that is capable of beingdirected with software and Software Defined Networking (SDN) protocolsto perform a broad variety of network functions and services. Thisinfrastructure can include several types of substrates. The most typicaltype of substrate being servers that support Network FunctionVirtualization (NFV), followed by packet forwarding capabilities basedon generic computing resources, with specialized network technologiesbrought to bear when general purpose processors or general purposeintegrated circuit devices offered by merchants (referred to herein asmerchant silicon) are not appropriate. In this case, communicationservices can be implemented as cloud-centric workloads.

As an example, a traditional network element 150 (shown in FIG. 1), suchas an edge router can be implemented via a VNE 330 composed of NFVsoftware modules, merchant silicon, and associated controllers. Thesoftware can be written so that increasing workload consumes incrementalresources from a common resource pool, and moreover so that it'selastic: so, the resources are only consumed when needed. In a similarfashion, other network elements such as other routers, switches, edgecaches, and middle boxes are instantiated from the common resource pool.Such sharing of infrastructure across a broad set of uses makes planningand growing infrastructure easier to manage.

In an embodiment, the transport layer 350 includes fiber, cable, wiredand/or wireless transport elements, network elements and interfaces toprovide broadband access 110, wireless access 120, voice access 130,media access 140 and/or access to content sources 175 for distributionof content to any or all of the access technologies. In some cases, anetwork element needs to be positioned at a specific place, and thisallows for less sharing of common infrastructure. Other times, thenetwork elements have specific physical layer adapters that cannot beabstracted or virtualized and might require special DSP code and analogfront ends (AFEs) that do not lend themselves to implementation as VNEs330, 332 or 334. These network elements can be included in transportlayer 350.

The virtualized network function cloud 325 interfaces with the transportlayer 350 to provide the VNEs 330, 332, 334, etc. to provide specificNFVs. In particular, the virtualized network function cloud 325leverages cloud operations, applications, and architectures to supportnetworking workloads. The virtualized network elements 330, 332 and 334can employ network function software that provides either a one-for-onemapping of traditional network element function or alternately somecombination of network functions designed for cloud computing. Forexample, VNEs 330, 332 and 334 can include route reflectors, domain namesystem (DNS) servers, and dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)servers, system architecture evolution (SAE) and/or mobility managemententity (MME) gateways, broadband network gateways, IP edge routers forIP-VPN, Ethernet and other services, load balancers, distributers andother network elements. Because these elements don't typically need toforward large amounts of traffic, their workload can be distributedacross a number of servers—each of which adds a portion of thecapability, and overall, which creates an elastic function with higheravailability than its former monolithic version. These virtual networkelements 330, 332, 334, etc. can be instantiated and managed using anorchestration approach like those used in cloud compute services.

The cloud computing environments 375 can interface with the virtualizednetwork function cloud 325 via APIs that expose functional capabilitiesof the VNEs 330, 332, 334, etc. to provide the flexible and expandedcapabilities to the virtualized network function cloud 325. Networkworkloads may have applications distributed across the virtualizednetwork function cloud 325 and cloud computing environment 375 and inthe commercial cloud or might simply orchestrate workloads supportedentirely in NFV infrastructure from these third-party locations.

Turning now to FIG. 4, there is illustrated a block diagram of acomputing environment in accordance with various aspects describedherein. In order to provide additional context for various embodimentsof the embodiments described herein, FIG. 4 and the following discussionare intended to provide a brief, general description of a suitablecomputing environment 400 in which the various embodiments of thesubject disclosure can be implemented. Computing environment 400 can beused in the implementation of network elements 150, 152, 154, 156,access terminal 112, base station or access point 122, switching device132, media terminal 142, and/or VNEs 330, 332, 334, etc. Each of thesedevices can be implemented via computer-executable instructions that canrun on one or more computers, and/or in combination with other programmodules and/or as a combination of hardware and software. For example,computing environment 400 can facilitate in whole or in part providingmeasurements indicating a viewpoint and a gaze direction of a pluralityof users, transmitting a plurality of real-time images from the two ormore cameras, creating a visual presentation comprising two or more ofthe plurality of real-time images stitched together and sending a visualpresentation to the display device.

Generally, program modules comprise routines, programs, components, datastructures, etc., that perform tasks or implement abstract data types.Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the methods canbe practiced with other computer system configurations, comprisingsingle-processor or multiprocessor computer systems, minicomputers,mainframe computers, as well as personal computers, hand-held computingdevices, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, andthe like, each of which can be operatively coupled to one or moreassociated devices.

As used herein, a processing circuit includes one or more processors aswell as other application specific circuits such as an applicationspecific integrated circuit, digital logic circuit, state machine,programmable gate array or other circuit that processes input signals ordata and that produces output signals or data in response thereto. Itshould be noted that while any functions and features described hereinin association with the operation of a processor could likewise beperformed by a processing circuit.

The illustrated embodiments of the embodiments herein can be alsopracticed in distributed computing environments where certain tasks areperformed by remote processing devices that are linked through acommunications network. In a distributed computing environment, programmodules can be in both local and remote memory storage devices.

Computing devices typically comprise a variety of media, which cancomprise computer-readable storage media and/or communications media,which two terms are used herein differently from one another as follows.Computer-readable storage media can be any available storage media thatcan be accessed by the computer and comprises both volatile andnonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example,and not limitation, computer-readable storage media can be implementedin connection with any method or technology for storage of informationsuch as computer-readable instructions, program modules, structured dataor unstructured data.

Computer-readable storage media can comprise, but are not limited to,random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), electricallyerasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or othermemory technology, compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), digitalversatile disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassettes,magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devicesor other tangible and/or non-transitory media which can be used to storedesired information. In this regard, the terms “tangible” or“non-transitory” herein as applied to storage, memory orcomputer-readable media, are to be understood to exclude onlypropagating transitory signals per se as modifiers and do not relinquishrights to all standard storage, memory or computer-readable media thatare not only propagating transitory signals per se.

Computer-readable storage media can be accessed by one or more local orremote computing devices, e.g., via access requests, queries or otherdata retrieval protocols, for a variety of operations with respect tothe information stored by the medium.

Communications media typically embody computer-readable instructions,data structures, program modules or other structured or unstructureddata in a data signal such as a modulated data signal, e.g., a carrierwave or other transport mechanism, and comprises any informationdelivery or transport media. The term “modulated data signal” or signalsrefers to a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set orchanged in such a manner as to encode information in one or moresignals. By way of example, and not limitation, communication mediacomprise wired media, such as a wired network or direct-wiredconnection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared and otherwireless media.

With reference again to FIG. 4, the example environment can comprise acomputer 402, the computer 402 comprising a processing unit 404, asystem memory 406 and a system bus 408. The system bus 408 couplessystem components including, but not limited to, the system memory 406to the processing unit 404. The processing unit 404 can be any ofvarious commercially available processors. Dual microprocessors andother multiprocessor architectures can also be employed as theprocessing unit 404.

The system bus 408 can be any of several types of bus structure that canfurther interconnect to a memory bus (with or without a memorycontroller), a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety ofcommercially available bus architectures. The system memory 406comprises ROM 410 and RAM 412. A basic input/output system (BIOS) can bestored in a non-volatile memory such as ROM, erasable programmable readonly memory (EPROM), EEPROM, which BIOS contains the basic routines thathelp to transfer information between elements within the computer 402,such as during startup. The RAM 412 can also comprise a high-speed RAMsuch as static RAM for caching data.

The computer 402 further comprises an internal hard disk drive (HDD) 414(e.g., EIDE, SATA), which internal HDD 414 can also be configured forexternal use in a suitable chassis (not shown), a magnetic floppy diskdrive (FDD) 416, (e.g., to read from or write to a removable diskette418) and an optical disk drive 420, (e.g., reading a CD-ROM disk 422 or,to read from or write to other high capacity optical media such as theDVD). The HDD 414, magnetic FDD 416 and optical disk drive 420 can beconnected to the system bus 408 by a hard disk drive interface 424, amagnetic disk drive interface 426 and an optical drive interface 428,respectively. The hard disk drive interface 424 for external driveimplementations comprises at least one or both of Universal Serial Bus(USB) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1394interface technologies. Other external drive connection technologies arewithin contemplation of the embodiments described herein.

The drives and their associated computer-readable storage media providenonvolatile storage of data, data structures, computer-executableinstructions, and so forth. For the computer 402, the drives and storagemedia accommodate the storage of any data in a suitable digital format.Although the description of computer-readable storage media above refersto a hard disk drive (HDD), a removable magnetic diskette, and aremovable optical media such as a CD or DVD, it should be appreciated bythose skilled in the art that other types of storage media which arereadable by a computer, such as zip drives, magnetic cassettes, flashmemory cards, cartridges, and the like, can also be used in the exampleoperating environment, and further, that any such storage media cancontain computer-executable instructions for performing the methodsdescribed herein.

Several program modules can be stored in the drives and RAM 412,comprising an operating system 430, one or more application programs432, other program modules 434 and program data 436. All or portions ofthe operating system, applications, modules, and/or data can also becached in the RAM 412. The systems and methods described herein can beimplemented utilizing various commercially available operating systemsor combinations of operating systems.

A user can enter commands and information into the computer 402 throughone or more wired/wireless input devices, e.g., a keyboard 438 and apointing device, such as a mouse 440. Other input devices (not shown)can comprise a microphone, an infrared (IR) remote control, a joystick,a game pad, a stylus pen, touch screen or the like. These and otherinput devices are often connected to the processing unit 404 through aninput device interface 442 that can be coupled to the system bus 408,but can be connected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, anIEEE 1394 serial port, a game port, a universal serial bus (USB) port,an IR interface, etc.

A monitor 444 or other type of display device can be also connected tothe system bus 408 via an interface, such as a video adapter 446. Itwill also be appreciated that in alternative embodiments, a monitor 444can also be any display device (e.g., another computer having a display,a smart phone, a tablet computer, etc.) for receiving displayinformation associated with computer 402 via any communication means,including via the Internet and cloud-based networks. In addition to themonitor 444, a computer typically comprises other peripheral outputdevices (not shown), such as speakers, printers, etc.

The computer 402 can operate in a networked environment using logicalconnections via wired and/or wireless communications to one or moreremote computers, such as a remote computer(s) 448. The remotecomputer(s) 448 can be a workstation, a server computer, a router, apersonal computer, portable computer, microprocessor-based entertainmentappliance, a peer device or other common network node, and typicallycomprises many or all of the elements described relative to the computer402, although, for purposes of brevity, only a remote memory/storagedevice 450 is illustrated. The logical connections depicted comprisewired/wireless connectivity to a local area network (LAN) 452 and/orlarger networks, e.g., a wide area network (WAN) 454. Such LAN and WANnetworking environments are commonplace in offices and companies, andfacilitate enterprise-wide computer networks, such as intranets, all ofwhich can connect to a global communications network, e.g., theInternet.

When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 402 can beconnected to the LAN 452 through a wired and/or wireless communicationnetwork interface or adapter 456. The adapter 456 can facilitate wiredor wireless communication to the LAN 452, which can also comprise awireless AP disposed thereon for communicating with the adapter 456.

When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 402 can comprisea modem 458 or can be connected to a communications server on the WAN454 or has other means for establishing communications over the WAN 454,such as by way of the Internet. The modem 458, which can be internal orexternal and a wired or wireless device, can be connected to the systembus 408 via the input device interface 442. In a networked environment,program modules depicted relative to the computer 402 or portionsthereof, can be stored in the remote memory/storage device 450. It willbe appreciated that the network connections shown are example and othermeans of establishing a communications link between the computers can beused.

The computer 402 can be operable to communicate with any wirelessdevices or entities operatively disposed in wireless communication,e.g., a printer, scanner, desktop and/or portable computer, portabledata assistant, communications satellite, any piece of equipment orlocation associated with a wirelessly detectable tag (e.g., a kiosk,news stand, restroom), and telephone. This can comprise WirelessFidelity (Wi-Fi) and BLUETOOTH® wireless technologies. Thus, thecommunication can be a predefined structure as with a conventionalnetwork or simply an ad hoc communication between at least two devices.

Wi-Fi can allow connection to the Internet from a couch at home, a bedin a hotel room or a conference room at work, without wires. Wi-Fi is awireless technology like that used in a cell phone that enables suchdevices, e.g., computers, to send and receive data indoors and out;anywhere within the range of a base station. Wi-Fi networks use radiotechnologies called IEEE 802.11 (a, b, g, n, ac, ag, etc.) to providesecure, reliable, fast wireless connectivity. A Wi-Fi network can beused to connect computers to each other, to the Internet, and to wirednetworks (which can use IEEE 802.3 or Ethernet). Wi-Fi networks operatein the unlicensed 2.4 and 5 GHz radio bands for example or with productsthat contain both bands (dual band), so the networks can providereal-world performance like the basic 10BaseT wired Ethernet networksused in many offices.

Turning now to FIG. 5, an embodiment 500 of a mobile network platform510 is shown that is an example of network elements 150, 152, 154, 156,and/or VNEs 330, 332, 334, etc. For example, platform 510 can facilitatein whole or in part providing measurements indicating a viewpoint and agaze direction of a plurality of users, transmitting a plurality ofreal-time images from the two or more cameras, creating a visualpresentation comprising two or more of the plurality of real-time imagesstitched together and sending a visual presentation to the displaydevice. In one or more embodiments, the mobile network platform 510 cangenerate and receive signals transmitted and received by base stationsor access points such as base station or access point 122. Generally,mobile network platform 510 can comprise components, e.g., nodes,gateways, interfaces, servers, or disparate platforms, that facilitateboth packet-switched (PS) (e.g., internet protocol (IP), frame relay,asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)) and circuit-switched (CS) traffic(e.g., voice and data), as well as control generation for networkedwireless telecommunication. As a non-limiting example, mobile networkplatform 510 can be included in telecommunications carrier networks andcan be considered carrier-side components as discussed elsewhere herein.Mobile network platform 510 comprises CS gateway node(s) 512 which caninterface CS traffic received from legacy networks like telephonynetwork(s) 540 (e.g., public switched telephone network (PSTN), orpublic land mobile network (PLMN)) or a signaling system #7 (SS7)network 560. CS gateway node(s) 512 can authorize and authenticatetraffic (e.g., voice) arising from such networks. Additionally, CSgateway node(s) 512 can access mobility, or roaming, data generatedthrough SS7 network 560; for instance, mobility data stored in a visitedlocation register (VLR), which can reside in memory 530. Moreover, CSgateway node(s) 512 interfaces CS-based traffic and signaling and PSgateway node(s) 518. As an example, in a 3GPP UMTS network, CS gatewaynode(s) 512 can be realized at least in part in gateway GPRS supportnode(s) (GGSN). It should be appreciated that functionality and specificoperation of CS gateway node(s) 512, PS gateway node(s) 518, and servingnode(s) 516, is provided and dictated by radio technology(ies) utilizedby mobile network platform 510 for telecommunication over a radio accessnetwork 520 with other devices, such as a radiotelephone 575.

In addition to receiving and processing CS-switched traffic andsignaling, PS gateway node(s) 518 can authorize and authenticatePS-based data sessions with served mobile devices. Data sessions cancomprise traffic, or content(s), exchanged with networks external to themobile network platform 510, like wide area network(s) (WANs) 550,enterprise network(s) 570, and service network(s) 580, which can beembodied in local area network(s) (LANs), can also be interfaced withmobile network platform 510 through PS gateway node(s) 518. It is to benoted that WANs 550 and enterprise network(s) 570 can embody, at leastin part, a service network(s) like IP multimedia subsystem (IMS). Basedon radio technology layer(s) available in technology resource(s) orradio access network 520, PS gateway node(s) 518 can generate packetdata protocol contexts when a data session is established; other datastructures that facilitate routing of packetized data also can begenerated. To that end, in an aspect, PS gateway node(s) 518 cancomprise a tunnel interface (e.g., tunnel termination gateway (TTG) in3GPP UMTS network(s) (not shown)) which can facilitate packetizedcommunication with disparate wireless network(s), such as Wi-Finetworks.

In embodiment 500, mobile network platform 510 also comprises servingnode(s) 516 that, based upon available radio technology layer(s) withintechnology resource(s) in the radio access network 520, convey thevarious packetized flows of data streams received through PS gatewaynode(s) 518. It is to be noted that for technology resource(s) that relyprimarily on CS communication, server node(s) can deliver trafficwithout reliance on PS gateway node(s) 518; for example, server node(s)can embody at least in part a mobile switching center. As an example, ina 3GPP UMTS network, serving node(s) 516 can be embodied in serving GPRSsupport node(s) (SGSN).

For radio technologies that exploit packetized communication, server(s)514 in mobile network platform 510 can execute numerous applicationsthat can generate multiple disparate packetized data streams or flows,and manage (e.g., schedule, queue, format . . . ) such flows. Suchapplication(s) can comprise add-on features to standard services (forexample, provisioning, billing, customer support . . . ) provided bymobile network platform 510. Data streams (e.g., content(s) that arepart of a voice call or data session) can be conveyed to PS gatewaynode(s) 518 for authorization/authentication and initiation of a datasession, and to serving node(s) 516 for communication thereafter. Inaddition to application server, server(s) 514 can comprise utilityserver(s), a utility server can comprise a provisioning server, anoperations and maintenance server, a security server that can implementat least in part a certificate authority and firewalls as well as othersecurity mechanisms, and the like. In an aspect, security server(s)secure communication served through mobile network platform 510 toensure network's operation and data integrity in addition toauthorization and authentication procedures that CS gateway node(s) 512and PS gateway node(s) 518 can enact. Moreover, provisioning server(s)can provision services from external network(s) like networks operatedby a disparate service provider; for instance, WAN 550 or GlobalPositioning System (GPS) network(s) (not shown). Provisioning server(s)can also provision coverage through networks associated to mobilenetwork platform 510 (e.g., deployed and operated by the same serviceprovider), such as the distributed antennas networks shown in FIG. 1(s)that enhance wireless service coverage by providing more networkcoverage.

It is to be noted that server(s) 514 can comprise one or more processorsconfigured to confer at least in part the functionality of mobilenetwork platform 510. To that end, the one or more processor can executecode instructions stored in memory 530, for example. It should beappreciated that server(s) 514 can comprise a content manager, whichoperates in substantially the same manner as described hereinbefore.

In example embodiment 500, memory 530 can store information related tooperation of mobile network platform 510. Other operational informationcan comprise provisioning information of mobile devices served throughmobile network platform 510, subscriber databases; applicationintelligence, pricing schemes, e.g., promotional rates, flat-rateprograms, couponing campaigns; technical specification(s) consistentwith telecommunication protocols for operation of disparate radio, orwireless, technology layers; and so forth. Memory 530 can also storeinformation from at least one of telephony network(s) 540, WAN 550, SS7network 560, or enterprise network(s) 570. In an aspect, memory 530 canbe, for example, accessed as part of a data store component or as aremotely connected memory store.

In order to provide a context for the various aspects of the disclosedsubject matter, FIG. 5, and the following discussion, are intended toprovide a brief, general description of a suitable environment in whichthe various aspects of the disclosed subject matter can be implemented.While the subject matter has been described above in the general contextof computer-executable instructions of a computer program that runs on acomputer and/or computers, those skilled in the art will recognize thatthe disclosed subject matter also can be implemented in combination withother program modules. Generally, program modules comprise routines,programs, components, data structures, etc. that perform tasks and/orimplement abstract data types.

Turning now to FIG. 6, an illustrative embodiment of a communicationdevice 600 is shown. The communication device 600 can serve as anillustrative embodiment of devices such as data terminals 114, mobiledevices 124, vehicle 126, display devices 144 or other client devicesfor communication via either communications network 125. For example,computing device 600 can facilitate in whole or in part providingmeasurements indicating a viewpoint and a gaze direction of a pluralityof users, transmitting a plurality of real-time images from the two ormore cameras, creating a visual presentation comprising two or more ofthe plurality of real-time images stitched together and sending a visualpresentation to the display device.

The communication device 600 can comprise a wireline and/or wirelesstransceiver 602 (herein transceiver 602), a user interface (UI) 604, apower supply 614, a location receiver 616, a motion sensor 618, anorientation sensor 620, and a controller 606 for managing operationsthereof. The transceiver 602 can support short-range or long-rangewireless access technologies such as Bluetooth®, ZigBee®, Wi-Fi, DECT,or cellular communication technologies, just to mention a few(Bluetooth® and ZigBee® are trademarks registered by the Bluetooth®Special Interest Group and the ZigBee® Alliance, respectively). Cellulartechnologies can include, for example, CDMA-1X, UMTS/HSDPA, GSM/GPRS,TDMA/EDGE, EV/DO, WiMAX, SDR, LTE, as well as other next generationwireless communication technologies as they arise. The transceiver 602can also be adapted to support circuit-switched wireline accesstechnologies (such as PSTN), packet-switched wireline accesstechnologies (such as TCP/IP, VoIP, etc.), and combinations thereof.

The UI 604 can include a depressible or touch-sensitive keypad 608 witha navigation mechanism such as a roller ball, a joystick, a mouse, or anavigation disk for manipulating operations of the communication device600. The keypad 608 can be an integral part of a housing assembly of thecommunication device 600 or an independent device operably coupledthereto by a tethered wireline interface (such as a USB cable) or awireless interface supporting for example Bluetooth®. The keypad 608 canrepresent a numeric keypad commonly used by phones, and/or a QWERTYkeypad with alphanumeric keys. The UI 604 can further include a display610 such as monochrome or color LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), OLED(Organic Light Emitting Diode) or other suitable display technology forconveying images to an end user of the communication device 600. In anembodiment where the display 610 is touch-sensitive, a portion or all ofthe keypad 608 can be presented by way of the display 610 withnavigation features.

The display 610 can use touch screen technology to also serve as a userinterface for detecting user input. As a touch screen display, thecommunication device 600 can be adapted to present a user interfacehaving graphical user interface (GUI) elements that can be selected by auser with a touch of a finger. The display 610 can be equipped withcapacitive, resistive or other forms of sensing technology to detect howmuch surface area of a user's finger has been placed on a portion of thetouch screen display. This sensing information can be used to controlthe manipulation of the GUI elements or other functions of the userinterface. The display 610 can be an integral part of the housingassembly of the communication device 600 or an independent devicecommunicatively coupled thereto by a tethered wireline interface (suchas a cable) or a wireless interface.

The UI 604 can also include an audio system 612 that utilizes audiotechnology for conveying low volume audio (such as audio heard inproximity of a human ear) and high-volume audio (such as speakerphonefor hands free operation). The audio system 612 can further include amicrophone for receiving audible signals of an end user. The audiosystem 612 can also be used for voice recognition applications. The UI604 can further include an image sensor 613 such as a charged coupleddevice (CCD) camera for capturing still or moving images.

The power supply 614 can utilize common power management technologiessuch as replaceable and rechargeable batteries, supply regulationtechnologies, and/or charging system technologies for supplying energyto the components of the communication device 600 to facilitatelong-range or short-range portable communications. Alternatively, or incombination, the charging system can utilize external power sources suchas DC power supplied over a physical interface such as a USB port orother suitable tethering technologies.

The location receiver 616 can utilize location technology such as aglobal positioning system (GPS) receiver capable of assisted GPS foridentifying a location of the communication device 600 based on signalsgenerated by a constellation of GPS satellites, which can be used forfacilitating location services such as navigation. The motion sensor 618can utilize motion sensing technology such as an accelerometer, agyroscope, or other suitable motion sensing technology to detect motionof the communication device 600 in three-dimensional space. Theorientation sensor 620 can utilize orientation sensing technology suchas a magnetometer to detect the orientation of the communication device600 (north, south, west, and east, as well as combined orientations indegrees, minutes, or other suitable orientation metrics).

The communication device 600 can use the transceiver 602 to alsodetermine a proximity to a cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, or otherwireless access points by sensing techniques such as utilizing areceived signal strength indicator (RSSI) and/or signal time of arrival(TOA) or time of flight (TOF) measurements. The controller 606 canutilize computing technologies such as a microprocessor, a digitalsignal processor (DSP), programmable gate arrays, application specificintegrated circuits, and/or a video processor with associated storagememory such as Flash, ROM, RAM, SRAM, DRAM or other storage technologiesfor executing computer instructions, controlling, and processing datasupplied by the aforementioned components of the communication device600.

Other components not shown in FIG. 6 can be used in one or moreembodiments of the subject disclosure. For instance, the communicationdevice 600 can include a slot for adding or removing an identity modulesuch as a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card or Universal IntegratedCircuit Card (UICC). SIM or UICC cards can be used for identifyingsubscriber services, executing programs, storing subscriber data, and soon.

The terms “first,” “second,” “third,” and so forth, as used in theclaims, unless otherwise clear by context, is for clarity only anddoesn't otherwise indicate or imply any order in time. For instance, “afirst determination,” “a second determination,” and “a thirddetermination,” does not indicate or imply that the first determinationis to be made before the second determination, or vice versa, etc.

In the subject specification, terms such as “store,” “storage,” “datastore,” data storage,” “database,” and substantially any otherinformation storage component relevant to operation and functionality ofa component, refer to “memory components,” or entities embodied in a“memory” or components comprising the memory. It will be appreciatedthat the memory components described herein can be either volatilememory or nonvolatile memory, or can comprise both volatile andnonvolatile memory, by way of illustration, and not limitation, volatilememory, non-volatile memory, disk storage, and memory storage. Further,nonvolatile memory can be included in read only memory (ROM),programmable ROM (PROM), electrically programmable ROM (EPROM),electrically erasable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory cancomprise random access memory (RAM), which acts as external cachememory. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM is available inmany forms such as synchronous RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM),synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhancedSDRAM (ESDRAM), Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), and direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM).Additionally, the disclosed memory components of systems or methodsherein are intended to comprise, without being limited to comprising,these and any other suitable types of memory.

Moreover, it will be noted that the disclosed subject matter can bepracticed with other computer system configurations, comprisingsingle-processor or multiprocessor computer systems, mini-computingdevices, mainframe computers, as well as personal computers, hand-heldcomputing devices (e.g., PDA, phone, smartphone, watch, tabletcomputers, netbook computers, etc.), microprocessor-based orprogrammable consumer or industrial electronics, and the like. Theillustrated aspects can also be practiced in distributed computingenvironments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices thatare linked through a communications network; however, some if not allaspects of the subject disclosure can be practiced on stand-alonecomputers. In a distributed computing environment, program modules canbe in both local and remote memory storage devices.

In one or more embodiments, information regarding use of services can begenerated including services being accessed, media consumption history,user preferences, and so forth. This information can be obtained byvarious methods including user input, detecting types of communications(e.g., video content vs. audio content), analysis of content streams,sampling, and so forth. The generating, obtaining and/or monitoring ofthis information can be responsive to an authorization provided by theuser. In one or more embodiments, an analysis of data can be subject toauthorization from user(s) associated with the data, such as an opt-in,an opt-out, acknowledgement requirements, notifications, selectiveauthorization based on types of data, and so forth.

Some of the embodiments described herein can also employ artificialintelligence (AI) to facilitate automating one or more featuresdescribed herein. The embodiments (e.g., in connection withautomatically identifying acquired cell sites that provide a maximumvalue/benefit after addition to an existing communication network) canemploy various AI-based schemes for carrying out various embodimentsthereof. Moreover, the classifier can be employed to determine a rankingor priority of each cell site of the acquired network. A classifier is afunction that maps an input attribute vector, x=(x₁, x₂, x₃, x₄ . . .x_(n)), to a confidence that the input belongs to a class, that is,f(x)=confidence (class). Such classification can employ a probabilisticand/or statistical-based analysis (e.g., factoring into the analysisutilities and costs) to determine or infer an action that a user desiresto be automatically performed. A support vector machine (SVM) is anexample of a classifier that can be employed. The SVM operates byfinding a hypersurface in the space of possible inputs, which thehypersurface attempts to split the triggering criteria from thenon-triggering events. Intuitively, this makes the classificationcorrect for testing data that is near, but not identical to trainingdata. Other directed and undirected model classification approachescomprise, e.g., naïve Bayes, Bayesian networks, decision trees, neuralnetworks, fuzzy logic models, and probabilistic classification modelsproviding different patterns of independence can be employed.Classification as used herein also is inclusive of statisticalregression that is utilized to develop models of priority.

As will be readily appreciated, one or more of the embodiments canemploy classifiers that are explicitly trained (e.g., via a generictraining data) as well as implicitly trained (e.g., via observing UEbehavior, operator preferences, historical information, receivingextrinsic information). For example, SVMs can be configured via alearning or training phase within a classifier constructor and featureselection module. Thus, the classifier(s) can be used to automaticallylearn and perform a number of functions, including but not limited todetermining according to predetermined criteria which of the acquiredcell sites will benefit a maximum number of subscribers and/or which ofthe acquired cell sites will add minimum value to the existingcommunication network coverage, etc.

As used in some contexts in this application, in some embodiments, theterms “component,” “system” and the like are intended to refer to, orcomprise, a computer-related entity or an entity related to anoperational apparatus with one or more specific functionalities, whereinthe entity can be either hardware, a combination of hardware andsoftware, software, or software in execution. As an example, a componentmay be, but is not limited to being, a process running on a processor, aprocessor, an object, an executable, a thread of execution,computer-executable instructions, a program, and/or a computer. By wayof illustration and not limitation, both an application running on aserver and the server can be a component. One or more components mayreside within a process and/or thread of execution and a component maybe localized on one computer and/or distributed between two or morecomputers. In addition, these components can execute from variouscomputer readable media having various data structures stored thereon.The components may communicate via local and/or remote processes such asin accordance with a signal having one or more data packets (e.g., datafrom one component interacting with another component in a local system,distributed system, and/or across a network such as the Internet withother systems via the signal). As another example, a component can be anapparatus with specific functionality provided by mechanical partsoperated by electric or electronic circuitry, which is operated by asoftware or firmware application executed by a processor, wherein theprocessor can be internal or external to the apparatus and executes atleast a part of the software or firmware application. Yet anotherexample, a component can be an apparatus that provides specificfunctionality through electronic components without mechanical parts,the electronic components can comprise a processor therein to executesoftware or firmware that confers at least in part the functionality ofthe electronic components. While various components have beenillustrated as separate components, it will be appreciated that multiplecomponents can be implemented as a single component, or a singlecomponent can be implemented as multiple components, without departingfrom example embodiments.

Further, the various embodiments can be implemented as a method,apparatus or article of manufacture using standard programming and/orengineering techniques to produce software, firmware, hardware or anycombination thereof to control a computer to implement the disclosedsubject matter. The term “article of manufacture” as used herein isintended to encompass a computer program accessible from anycomputer-readable device or computer-readable storage/communicationsmedia. For example, computer readable storage media can include, but arenot limited to, magnetic storage devices (e.g., hard disk, floppy disk,magnetic strips), optical disks (e.g., compact disk (CD), digitalversatile disk (DVD)), smart cards, and flash memory devices (e.g.,card, stick, key drive). Of course, those skilled in the art willrecognize many modifications can be made to this configuration withoutdeparting from the scope or spirit of the various embodiments.

In addition, the words “example” and “exemplary” are used herein to meanserving as an instance or illustration. Any embodiment or designdescribed herein as “example” or “exemplary” is not necessarily to beconstrued as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments ordesigns. Rather, use of the word example or exemplary is intended topresent concepts in a concrete fashion. As used in this application, theterm “or” is intended to mean an inclusive “or” rather than an exclusive“or”. That is, unless specified otherwise or clear from context, “Xemploys A or B” is intended to mean any of the natural inclusivepermutations. That is, if X employs A; X employs B; or X employs both Aand B, then “X employs A or B” is satisfied under any of the foregoinginstances. In addition, the articles “a” and “an” as used in thisapplication and the appended claims should generally be construed tomean “one or more” unless specified otherwise or clear from context tobe directed to a singular form.

Moreover, terms such as “user equipment,” “mobile station,” “mobile,”subscriber station,” “access terminal,” “terminal,” “handset,” “mobiledevice” (and/or terms representing similar terminology) can refer to awireless device utilized by a subscriber or user of a wirelesscommunication service to receive or convey data, control, voice, video,sound, gaming or substantially any data-stream or signaling-stream. Theforegoing terms are utilized interchangeably herein and with referenceto the related drawings.

Furthermore, the terms “user,” “subscriber,” “customer,” “consumer” andthe like are employed interchangeably throughout, unless contextwarrants distinctions among the terms. It should be appreciated thatsuch terms can refer to human entities or automated components supportedthrough artificial intelligence (e.g., a capacity to make inferencebased, at least, on complex mathematical formalisms), which can providesimulated vision, sound recognition and so forth.

As employed herein, the term “processor” can refer to substantially anycomputing processing unit or device comprising, but not limited tocomprising, single-core processors; single-processors with softwaremultithread execution capability; multi-core processors; multi-coreprocessors with software multithread execution capability; multi-coreprocessors with hardware multithread technology; parallel platforms; andparallel platforms with distributed shared memory. Additionally, aprocessor can refer to an integrated circuit, an application specificintegrated circuit (ASIC), a digital signal processor (DSP), a fieldprogrammable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic controller (PLC), acomplex programmable logic device (CPLD), a discrete gate or transistorlogic, discrete hardware components or any combination thereof designedto perform the functions described herein. Processors can exploitnano-scale architectures such as, but not limited to, molecular andquantum-dot based transistors, switches and gates, in order to optimizespace usage or enhance performance of user equipment. A processor canalso be implemented as a combination of computing processing units.

As used herein, terms such as “data storage,” data storage,” “database,”and substantially any other information storage component relevant tooperation and functionality of a component, refer to “memorycomponents,” or entities embodied in a “memory” or components comprisingthe memory. It will be appreciated that the memory components orcomputer-readable storage media, described herein can be either volatilememory or nonvolatile memory or can include both volatile andnonvolatile memory.

What has been described above includes mere examples of variousembodiments. It is, of course, not possible to describe everyconceivable combination of components or methodologies for purposes ofdescribing these examples, but one of ordinary skill in the art canrecognize that many further combinations and permutations of the presentembodiments are possible. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed and/orclaimed herein are intended to embrace all such alterations,modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and scope ofthe appended claims. Furthermore, to the extent that the term “includes”is used in either the detailed description or the claims, such term isintended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term “comprising” as“comprising” is interpreted when employed as a transitional word in aclaim.

In addition, a flow diagram may include a “start” and/or “continue”indication. The “start” and “continue” indications reflect that thesteps presented can optionally be incorporated in or otherwise used inconjunction with other routines. In this context, “start” indicates thebeginning of the first step presented and may be preceded by otheractivities not specifically shown. Further, the “continue” indicationreflects that the steps presented may be performed multiple times and/ormay be succeeded by other activities not specifically shown. Further,while a flow diagram indicates an ordering of steps, other orderings arelikewise possible provided that the principles of causality aremaintained.

As may also be used herein, the term(s) “operably coupled to”, “coupledto”, and/or “coupling” includes direct coupling between items and/orindirect coupling between items via one or more intervening items. Suchitems and intervening items include, but are not limited to, junctions,communication paths, components, circuit elements, circuits, functionalblocks, and/or devices. As an example of indirect coupling, a signalconveyed from a first item to a second item may be modified by one ormore intervening items by modifying the form, nature or format ofinformation in a signal, while one or more elements of the informationin the signal are nevertheless conveyed in a manner than can berecognized by the second item. In a further example of indirectcoupling, an action in a first item can cause a reaction on the seconditem, as a result of actions and/or reactions in one or more interveningitems.

Although specific embodiments have been illustrated and describedherein, it should be appreciated that any arrangement which achieves thesame or similar purpose may be substituted for the embodiments describedor shown by the subject disclosure. The subject disclosure is intendedto cover any and all adaptations or variations of various embodiments.Combinations of the above embodiments, and other embodiments notspecifically described herein, can be used in the subject disclosure.For instance, one or more features from one or more embodiments can becombined with one or more features of one or more other embodiments. Inone or more embodiments, features that are positively recited can alsobe negatively recited and excluded from the embodiment with or withoutreplacement by another structural and/or functional feature. The stepsor functions described with respect to the embodiments of the subjectdisclosure can be performed in any order. The steps or functionsdescribed with respect to the embodiments of the subject disclosure canbe performed alone or in combination with other steps or functions ofthe subject disclosure, as well as from other embodiments or from othersteps that have not been described in the subject disclosure. Further,more than or less than all the features described with respect to anembodiment can also be utilized.

What is claimed is:
 1. A device, comprising: a processing systemincluding a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructionsthat, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance ofoperations, the operations comprising: receiving measurements indicatinga viewpoint and a gaze direction of a plurality of users; receiving aplurality of real-time live images from a plurality of cameras; andcreating a visual presentation to present to the plurality of usersbased on the measurements, wherein the visual presentation comprises theplurality of real-time live images stitched together, and wherein theplurality of real-time live images is used to completely remove aphysical object obstructing a view of at least one of the plurality ofcameras.
 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the operations furthercomprise: sending the visual presentation to a display device to causethe visual presentation to be displayed on a screen.
 3. The device ofclaim 2, wherein the operations further comprise: adapting the gazedirection based on a majority of the plurality of users having gazedirections toward at least a portion of the screen.
 4. The device ofclaim 2, wherein the operations further comprise: choosing a selecteduser of the plurality of users based on a proximity of the gazedirection of the selected user to a center of the screen; and adaptingthe viewpoint based on the selected user.
 5. The device of claim 4,wherein the operations further comprise adapting the gaze directionbased on the selected user.
 6. The device of claim 4, wherein theselected user is chosen based on an identity of the selected user. 7.The device of claim 4, wherein the operations further comprise changinga point of view of the visual presentation based on a change of theviewpoint or the gaze direction of the selected user.
 8. The device ofclaim 2, wherein the display device comprises a plurality of screens,wherein the plurality of screens comprises the screen, and wherein eachscreen of the plurality of screens displays at least one real-time imagefrom at least one camera.
 9. The device of claim 1, wherein two or morecameras of the plurality of cameras communicate with the device via awireless network.
 10. The device of claim 1, wherein at least one of theplurality of cameras is on a drone.
 11. The device of claim 1, whereinthe operations further comprise: modifying the visual presentation basedon texture mapping on one or more physical objects included in thevisual presentation.
 12. The device of claim 1, wherein the operationsfurther comprise: modifying the visual presentation based on preferredweather conditions.
 13. The device of claim 1, wherein the operationsfurther comprise: modifying the visual presentation based on seasonalvariations from actual conditions.
 14. The device of claim 1, whereinthe operations further comprise: modifying the visual presentation usinga machine learning model to remove anomalous objects.
 15. The device ofclaim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: modifying the visualpresentation to pan or zoom by changing the viewpoint to a virtualviewpoint.
 16. The device of claim 1, wherein the processing systemcomprises a plurality of processors operating in a distributed computingenvironment.
 17. A method, comprising: receiving, by a processing systemincluding a processor, a plurality of live, real-time images from two ormore cameras; stitching, by the processing system, the plurality of thelive, real-time images together to form a visual presentation video,wherein the stitching performs a logical joining of the plurality of thelive, real-time images; removing, by the processing system, anomalousobjects detected using a machine learning model from the visualpresentation video using the plurality of live, real-time images,wherein the anomalous objects obstruct a view of at least one of the twoor more cameras; receiving, by the processing system, measurementsindicating a viewpoint and a gaze direction of a user; and adjusting, bythe processing system, the visual presentation video based on theviewpoint and gaze direction of the user.
 18. The method of claim 17,wherein the adjusting of the visual presentation video results in anadjusted visual presentation video, the method further comprising:adapting, by the processing system, the adjusted visual presentationvideo based on preferences of the user, wherein the preferences includeone or more of weather conditions, diurnal variations and seasonalvariations, the adapting resulting in an adapted visual presentationvideo; and sending, by the processing system, the adapted visualpresentation video to a display device.
 19. A non-transitory,machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, whenexecuted by a processing system including a processor, facilitateperformance of operations, the operations comprising: receivingmeasurements indicating a viewpoint and a gaze direction of a user;receiving a plurality of live, real-time images from two or morecameras; creating a visual presentation comprising the plurality oflive, real-time images stitched together, wherein the plurality of live,real-time images are used to completely remove a physical objectobstructing a view of at least one of the two or more cameras; andsending the visual presentation to a display device.
 20. Thenon-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 19, wherein theprocessing system comprises a plurality of processors operating in adistributed computing environment.